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Israeli troops launched an artillery salvo into south Lebanon after a Kaytusha rocket was launched into northern Israel. Three Israeli civilians were wounded in the attack. Hezbollah has denied firing the rocket. The Lebanese Army has sent reinforcements to the region.

The Lebanese Army arrested seven members of Lebanese Hamas who admited they were behind the Jan. 8 rocket attack into northern Israel. The Army and UNIFIL found a cache of 34 Grad rockets inside two bunkers in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese troops found and dismantled eight Grad and Katyusha rockets set up for launch at northern Israel. Un peacekeepers have stepped up patrols on the border with Israel. Syria will open an embassy in Beirut.

The US Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of State for Asia and Near East Affairs said Iran and Syria’s rearming of Hezbollah may lead to another war with Israel that will result in the destruction of Lebanon. A senior Israeli general said Hezbollah would be defeated in five days. Another senior Israeli general said the […]

Fatah al Islam, an al Qaeda linked group operating in Lebanon, said Syrian forces killed Shaker al Abssi, the group’s leader. Abu Mohamad Awad has been named the new leader of the terror group.